Altrossgarten Church

The Altroßgärter Church (also Altroßgärtner church) was a church in Königsberg.

History

The Altroßgärter church stood in the district Roßgarten and received her name to avoid any confusion with the Neuroßgärter church. In 1623 it was consecrated as a chapel. 1651, the foundation stone was laid for a church that was built around the chapel. The tower with tent roof was covered until 1693. The high altar was of 1677, the Baroque Taufkammer with left confessional of Isaac Riga was from 1692, carried by two caryatids organ of Adam Gottlob Casparini. The grave chamber on the north side had a 1712 from locksmith Johann Michael Sommer forged door.

First priest on the Altroßgärter church was Georg Weissel, who wrote to her inauguration on 2nd Advent of the year 1623 the text of the song power up the door ( Lutheran Hymnal (EC ) No 1, Gotteslob No. 107). A Sunday later he was introduced to the church in his office. On this occasion he wrote the lyrics to the song search, whosoever will, one other objective (EC No. 346 ). An organist was Otto Fiebach.

Richard Wagner and Minna Planer married in 1835 not in the Altroßgärter church, but in the Tragheim church.

The church survived the two British air raids on Königsberg, but was destroyed during the conquest of the Red Army at the Battle of Königsberg. The debris was eliminated in the 1970s.

Pastor

• Hermann Eilsberger, 1880-1907